Spain has had enough of economic doom and gloom. The sun-kissed Iberian country has put its economic troubles behind it and is now leading Europe in the race to build a better and brighter future. Figures from EU statistics office Eurostat have shown that the Spanish construction sector has registered a massive year on year […]
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Building a better future – Spanish construction sector is fastest growing in Europe
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Scandinavians swoop in on Spain’s lucrative property market, says Knight Frank
Online searches for properties in Spain increased by 29% over the first three months of 2014 compared to the same period last year, data from Knight Frank’s Global Property Search has revealed. Converting the searches into results, more than a fifth of all Spanish residential sales – 55,187 transactions – were made by foreign buyers. […]
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Costa Blanca property is top of the wish list according to leading Spanish property portal
Leading online Spanish property portal Kyero.com‘s latest analysis of the forever popular Spanish property market identifies just where and what foreign buyers are looking for in terms of Spanish second homes. Kyero.com‘s enquiry report analysed enquiries made by email during the first quarter of 2014 showing that between January and June 2014 47% of enquiries […]
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Records tumble in Spain
Between January and May of this year, Spain welcomed 8.2% more tourists than the same time the previous year, with 21.4 million people visiting the country, according to the information released by the tourism ministry. May of this year also represented the best figure in history, an increase of 5.7% over last year, with 6.8 […]
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Wizz Air opens new route into Alicante from Budapest
Demonstrating its continued growth and expansion at Budapest Airport, Wizz Air began its 34th service earlier, with the launch of its seasonal weekly flights to Alicante. Basing its eighth aircraft at the airport makes it possible for the home-based airline to offer another popular summer route. The launch further consolidates Spain’s position as the eighth […]
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Alicante reports strong recovery as sales of Spanish homes increase by 5.3% in April
According to the Spanish National Statistics Institute (INE) the sale of Spanish homes rose by 5.3% in April, up from the same month in 2013, to a total of 24,968 sales. Alicante in particular has shown a strong recovery from turbulent economic times over the first quarter of this year, according to a report by […]
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Viva the Costa Blanca as Alicante airport reports record passenger numbers
According to ANEA (Spanish Airports and Air Navigation public body) the Costa Blanca’s main airport, Alicante-Elche, is celebrating a record year and is steadily reaching its target of ten million users for 2014. Figures recorded in May revealed huge traffic, some 974,449 passengers passing through the airport, 4.8% more than in the same month in […]
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Monarch introduces Airport Customer Experience hosts
UK-based leisure carrier Monarch has introduced roaming Airport Customer Experience (ACE) hosts in nine airports to assist passengers in the departure hall. The ACE hosts are based at London Gatwick, Manchester, Birmingham, London Luton, Palma de Mallorca, Faro, Tenerife, Alicante and Lanzarote airports. They have been introduced to help passengers who require assistance with the […]
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Craving sunshine? Alicante and Palma flights return to Humberside Airport
Flights to Spain from Humberside Airport have recommenced for the summer season. For the second year in a row, the airport is offering weekly services to Alicante and Palma, Majorca, in partnership with travel company JetXtra.com And this year, passengers will be travelling onboard British Airways planes – in the first regular service provided by […]
